Inhibitor for carbon tetrachloride



position, refersfto amounts not in excess of. 1 per cent by weight' and preferably those within the ranges indicated in the foregoing paragraphs.

The inhibited composition as described is particularly eiective in minimizing .the corrosion of copper surfaces contacted therewith. It is to be understood. however, that the corrosion of other metallic surfaces such as brass,iron, lead,l tin, monel, and vvarious. iron and steel alloys by wet carbon tetrachlorideis similarly controlled when the combination of rosin and amine is employed in the carbon tetrachloride' composition'.

The following examples illustrate the inventionl but are not to be construed as limiting:

` EXAMPLE 1 A number of compositions were prepared'in which various amounts or" rosin, of aniline. and of rosin and ',aniline were dispersed in carbon tetrachloride. Each oi these compositions was tested to determine corrosion against copper surfaces by suspending copper strips 2.5 inches long,

a 0.5 inch wide, and 0.125 inch thick in a glass iiasl:

containing milliliters of the modified carbon tetrachloride and. 30 milliliters of water. The

strips 'were so positioned that one-third of each 40 assignee weighing, the strips were washed and wiped clean with a soft cloth. After ten days of refluxing, it was found that carbon tetrachloride containing 0.01 per cent by weight of aniline had caused a. weight loss of 3212 milligrams per square inch of surface of the copper' strips. Over a similar period, copper strips suspended in the carbon tetrachloride containing 0.1 per cent by weight of rosin showed a weight loss of 30.3 milligrams per square inch of surface.y Copper strips contacted with the composition containing 0.1 per cent of rosin and 0.01 per cent aniline, showed a weight loss of but 11.8 milligrams per square inch'.

A series of ydeterminations in which the copper strips were removed from the water-carbon tetrachloride mixture and wiped and weighed at 48- hour intervals gave the following results:

In. a similar fashion, other metals MWere substituted for copper and contacted with carbon tetrachloride containing .varying amounts of rosin and aniline in the presence of water. -Tiie Ioilowing table sets forth representative data as obtained in this determination:

water, and one-third above the liquid in the ilask. 7

Each'such iiask was equipped with .a reilux condenser. Eaclrask and contents was then heated to boiling temperature and the copper strips examined and weighed at regular intervals to ascer. tain the degree of corrosion resulting. Prior t0 Table 2 I' Weight loss oi .metal strips at 2day 'intervals in Avera e milli- Percent .Pmnt milligrams per square inch surface grange erh y square c weight :leggi: Meu# l lost during of msm line 2 days 4 days 6 days 8 days 10 days eacgef'oour vo. 5 l o 4. 2 22 121 155 25s 1 12 0.5 l0.1 4.2 2.3 3.3 2.1 4.4 3. 0 0 344 231 311 289 288 i 293 0. 5 0. 1 44 57 94 48 37 56 0. 5 l0 51 27. 0 21. 2 31. 5 23. 7 31.1 0. 1 0. 01 8. 5 12. 9 15. 5 11. 0 8. 3 11. 2 0 0. 1. 1 1. 0- 1. 4 1. 4 1. 5 1. 3 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.01 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.7 0 0 3. 0 312 468 341 340 291 o. 5 o 1. c 1. a 1.3 1. e 2. i 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.4 f 0.3 0 0.3` 0.38 0 0 0.*2 0.1 0.8 '14.6 9.3 5.0 0.1 0.0 1 o 0.1 0.4 0.2 A 0 -0.1 0.07 0 0 Galvanized iron. 8. 7 18. 4 20. 8 5l. 6 89. 3 37. 8 0.1 0.01 0- 11.1 17.6 11.8 12.6 16.2 13.8 d 0 '0 Cst ,;'Ever- 1,105 1,122 '843 1 1,061 1,025

f ur. o. s o -do 7. 2 1, 182 1 1, 11o 1 76s 0.5 0.1 dn 3.5 11.6' 3.5 6.2

-. u l Metal strips corroded through.

, was in the carbon tetrachloride. one-third in the v EXAMPLE 3 Likewise, a number of l representative primary monoamines were substituted for aniline in mixture with-resin and carbon tetrachloride. Here again copper strips were employed in contact with a hot .mixture of water andthe various carbonl tetrachloride compositions. The ollowing date is representative of that obtained:

therewith, which comprises-dissolving in the car= bon tetrachloride at least 0.1 per cent by weight Table 3 Wght lum o! oo per strips at Femm Panam I sy intervals milli by wel t by weight Nature o1 amine per um m "t mmm ci t 1 v oi amine f 2 days 4 days 0 days 8 days 0. 5 n 0. 1 N-butyl-amlno 13. 1 10. 2 4. 6 5. B 0. 5 0. 1 Pam-anisd 6. 7 4. 7 9. 0 6. 0 0. 5 0. 1 Isoemylamine l2. 8 3. 6; 3. 7 3. 0 0. 5 0. l Monoethnnolamine..- 3.2 1.0 1.0 3. 2

Other primary mono-amines may be employed l5 in combination with rosin to accomplish the procedure of the present invention and to obtain the desired4` carbon tetrachloride compositions.

Representative' of such compounds are allylamine, normal-propyl-amine, pentenyl-amlne, 20 normal-hem'I-amine', normal-octyl-amine, normal-dodecylhexadecenylamine, para- .f ethyl-amine, 4-tertiary-buty1- enum-e, .2,4 da methyl-anillne, orthtoluidine, para-toluidine,

4 amino' 'diphenyh mono cyclohexyl amine, 25 nwno-isopropanol-amine, glycine ethylester, benzal-amine, etc.

I claim: I e 1. A method of inhibiting the corrosion of metalsby carbon tetrachloride in contact therewith, which comprises dissolving in the carbon tetrachloride at least 0.1 per cent by weight of rosin and from 0.001 to 0.1 per cent by weight of ani'- line.

2. A method of inhibiting the corrosion of metals by wet carbon tetrachloride in contact of resinv and from 0.001 to 0.1 per cent by weight of a primary mono-amine. v

3. A composition of matter-comprising carbon tetrachloride containing at least 0.1 per cent by weight of rosin and'from y0.001 to 0.1 per cent by weight of a primary mono-amine.

4. A composition of matter comprising carbon tetrachloride containing'between 0.1 and 1.0 per cent by weight of rosin and from 0.001 to 0.1 per cent by weight of aniline.

5. 'Atmethod 'of inhibiting the corrosion of metals by wet carbon tetrachloride in contact therewith which comprises dissolving in the carbon tetrachloride at least 0.1 percent by weight of resin and at least 0.001 percent by weight-of a. primary mono-amine.

6. A composition of matter comprising carbon tetrachloride having dissolved therein at least 0.1 percent by weightv of rosin and` at least 0.001

' percent by weight of a primary mono-amine.

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